阅读理解。
AfterthecomingofEuropeanstotheAmericas,Indianswereforcedtochangetheir
wayoflife.YettheinfluenceofNativeAmericancultureisstillfeltthroughouttheUnited
States.ManyofthefoodscommonlyeatenintheUnitedStatestodaywerefirstgrownby
AmericanIndians.Amongthesefoodsarecorn,whiteandsweetpotatoes,peanuts,pumpkins,
tomatoes,andcertainbeansandberries.NativeAmericansalsodiscoveredwaystouse
herbsandotherplantsasmedicines.
NativeAmericaninventions,suchascanoes,ponchosandparkas（风雪衣），
hammocks（吊床）andsnowshoesarestillinusetoday.OthermarksofIndianculture
wereleftinAmericanplacenames.ThestateofAlaska,forexample,takesitsnamefrom
aNativeAmericanwordmeaning“greatland”.
Todaynearly1.5millionNativeAmericansliveintheUnitedStates.Somestillpreserve
thewaysoftheirancestors,speakingIndianlanguagesandkeepingalivetheirlegends,
artforms,andcustoms.OtherNativeAmericanskeepfewoftheoldways,butremain
proudoftheirpeople’scontributionstoAmericanhistory.
AmericanshavecometoappreciatethebeautyofIndiancrafts（工艺）.Manyartists
findinspirationintraditionalIndiandesigns.ManyIndianvalues,too,havebecomewidely
held.Americanstodaybelievethattheland,airandwaterarepreciousresources(资源)
thatmustbecarefullyprotected.Asonegovernmentofficialwroterecently:Wehave
slowlycomebackto someofthetruthsthattheIndiansknewfromthebeginning.People
needtolearnfrom nature,tokeepaneartotheearth,andtorefilltheirspiritsinfrequent
contactswithanimalsandwildland.
1.Whatdoes“NativeAmericans”refertointhepassage?______
A.EuropeanssettlingintheAmericas.
B.PeoplebornandlivinginAmerica.
C.AmericanIndians.
D.AncestorsofAmericans.
2.WhatinfluencesAmericansmostaccordingtothepassage?
A.AgricultureofNativeAmericans.
B.AncientIndianmedicines.
C.NativeAmericaninventions.
D.Indianlanguages. .
3.Theunderlinedword“inspiration”(inParagraph5)means______.
A.confidence
B.creativeideas
C.power
D.goodadvice
4.WhichofthefollowingbestshowstheIndianvalues?
A.AmericansshouldpreservethewaysofIndianancestors.
B.NativeAmericansarestillcontributionstoAmericanhistory.
C.Theresourcesofferedbynatureshouldbecarefullyprotected.
D.NativeAmericansknewthetruthslongbeforeAmericansdotoday